These photos of Hurricane Florence taken from space are breathtaking and terrifying

Officials are warning residents of North and South Carolina to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Florence, a massive category 4 storm steadily churning in the Atlantic. The storm is so massive, NASA astronauts said they could not photograph it without using a wide-angle lens.

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Tweet from Alexander Gerst, an EU scientist on the International Space Station: “Watch out, America! #HurricaneFlorence is so enormous, we could only capture her with a super wide-angle lens from the @Space_Station, 400 km directly above the eye. Get prepared on the East Coast, this is a no-kidding nightmare coming for you. #Horizons” (NASA)

Tweet from Alexander Gerst, an EU scientist on the International Space Station: “Watch out, America! #HurricaneFlorence is so enormous, we could only capture her with a super wide-angle lens from the @Space_Station, 400 km directly above the eye. Get prepared on the East Coast, this is a no-kidding nightmare coming for you. #Horizons” (NASA)

The eye of Hurricane Florence, taken by astronaut Alexander Gerst. (NASA)

Hurricane Florence, taken from a wide-angle lens from the International Space Station. (NASA)

The eye of Hurricane Florence, taken by astronaut Alexander Gerst. (NASA)

These photos of Hurricane Florence taken from space are breathtaking and terrifying

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Tweet from Alexander Gerst, an EU scientist on the International Space Station: “Watch out, America! #HurricaneFlorence is so enormous, we could only capture her with a super wide-angle lens from the @Space_Station, 400 km directly above the eye. Get prepared on the East Coast, this is a no-kidding nightmare coming for you. #Horizons” (NASA)

Tweet from Alexander Gerst, an EU scientist on the International Space Station: “Watch out, America! #HurricaneFlorence is so enormous, we could only capture her with a super wide-angle lens from the @Space_Station, 400 km directly above the eye. Get prepared on the East Coast, this is a no-kidding nightmare coming for you. #Horizons” (NASA)

The eye of Hurricane Florence, taken by astronaut Alexander Gerst. (NASA)

Hurricane Florence, taken from a wide-angle lens from the International Space Station. (NASA)

The eye of Hurricane Florence, taken by astronaut Alexander Gerst. (NASA)